Adapting Innovation in Grassland Management Book of Abstracts
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NIBIO BOOK | Vol 4 no 11 2018 20th meeting of the FAO-CIHEAM Mountain Pasture Network 9th – 12th September 2018 in Ballstad, Lofoten, Norway Adapting Innovation in Grassland Management Book of abstracts Edited by Vibeke Lind1, Grete Meisfjord Jørgensen1, Ellen Schei Pongo2, Giampiero Lombardi3 1NIBIO Department of Grassland and Livestock, Norway 2NIBIO Department of Communications, Norway 3University of Torino, Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, Italy Tjøtta – Norway 2018 20th meeting of the FAO-CIHEAM Mountain Pasture Network 9th – 12th September 2018 in Ballstad, Lofoten, Norway Adapting Innovation in Grassland Management Organizing committee Vibeke Lind (Coordinator), Grete Meisfjord Jørgensen, Ellen Pongo and Erling Fløistad, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) Norway Ingrid Bay-Larsen and Kristina Svele, Nordland Research Institute, Norway Gustav Karlsen, Norsk Landbruksrådgiving Lofoten, Norway Giampiero Lombardi, University of Torino, Italy Scientific committee Giampiero Lombardi (Italy), Daniel Villalba (Spain), Eric Mosimann (Switzerland), Giovanni Peatoner (Italy), Manuel K. Schneider (Switzerland), Michele Lonati (Italy), Bruno Martin (France), Erich M. Pötsch (Austria), Tzach Glasser (Israel), Grete Meisfjord Jørgensen (Norway), Vibeke Lind (Norway) Sponsors Organized within the framework of: This book of abstractes is published by: NIBIO, Høgskolevegen 7, NO-1432 ÅS [email protected] Editor-in-chief: Research Director Per Stålnacke NIBIO BOK Vol 4 nr 11 2018 ISBN-number: 978-82-17-02159-9 ISSN-nummer: 2464-1189 www.nibio.no Frontpage: Views from Lofoten. Photo: Vibeke Lind (top) and og Finn-Arne Haugen (lower) All other photos, when not otherwise credited originate from NIBIO at Tjøtta FOREWORD Welcome to the 20th Meeting of the FAO-CIHEAM Mountain Pasture Sub-Network in Lofoten. This book of abstract should be regarded as a working document. This year, the organizing committee decided to change the structure of the contributions to be “extended abstracts” of one page per contribution. The invited speakers were allowed 10 pages for their contributions. Each contribution has a “take home message” also included in this book. There is room to take notes on each contribution. The texts listed in this book have the merit to update knowledge and methodologies on how to adapt innovation in grassland management to farmers’ needs and societal and climatic changes. The geographical extent of the participants covers regions from all Europe, China, Israel, USA and the South-Mediterranean countries. Such a multiplicity of study areas reveal the richness of the network. The 20th meeting will set up an actual inventory of the research done at the field scale to better manage and preserve grasslands. Methods will be shared and common protocols established in a way to reinforce the scientific evidence of the mountain pastures contribution to agriculture and environment. Technology has made its way also to farmers in the mountain areas. Virtual fences, GPS tracking of animals, estimation of stocking rate and planning grazing routines using technology is becoming daily life for more farmers. The new research findings can support management strategies and preserve or improve biodiversity and other ecosystem services. The effects of climate changes in mountainous areas are forcing farmers to change management and adapt to new situations. At the same time, focus is on the agricultural sector to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of in particular CO2 and CH4. The outcome of the climate changes are both drought and floods. Plants must adapt to these changes and as a result also animals. Is it possible to predict the outcome of the climate changes? The mountain agropastoral systems provide a large number of goods and services related to human activities. Tourism, biodiversity, use of native breeds, specificity of products and consumers perception are some examples. Possible conflicts and constraints affecting ecosystem services should be taken into account. Conflicts between domestic animals and wildlife is an ongoing topic in many mountainous areas with a focus on reducing these conflicts and at the same time taking care of both the wildlife and animal production and welfare. The different sessions of the seminar will draw up a large panel of research activities on mountain grasslands. During the day trip, an organic goat farm producing local cheeses and a traditional sheep farm delivering premium lambs to Lofotlam will be visited. The visits illustrate some of the possibilities of a living in the mountains in the northern part of Norway. On behalf of the organizers, we wish you a fruitful meeting and a lot of pleasure in exchanging knowledge on fascinating topics around mountain and hill farming. Vibeke Lind Giampiero Lombardi Leader organizing committee Coordinator of the Mountain Pastures Sub-Network Table of Content “Lofotlam” – from local specialty to brand ………………………………………………. 7 Gustav Karlsen, Finn-Arne Haugen Internet of Things and Agriculture. Proximal sensoring and Grass8 system for a sustainable management of pastures …………………………………………………….. 15 Riccardo Beltramo Governing emergent land, an expanding recreational resource in Kvarken Archipelago (Finland) and future pasture possibilities …………………………………. 33 Kristina Svels Quantifying browsing damage on shrubs by grazing animals ……………………….… 35 Markus Staudinger, Tobias Zehnder, Manuel K. Schneider Effect of walking or truck transhumance on cows’ performance ………………….…... 37 Madeline Koczura, Matthieu Bouchon, Germano Turille, Joël Bérard, Sarah Zurmühle, Michael Kreuzer, Bruno Martin Virtual fences for goats ………………………………………………………………….... 39 Silje Gunhild Eftang, Knut Egil Bøe New Methods for Retrieval of Free Range Sheep ……………………………………….. 41 Svein-Olaf Hvasshovd Can sensor technology and real-time communication detect tick-born fever in sheep on range pasture? …………………………………………………………….…. 43 Lise Grøva Evaluation of sycamore maple, common ash, goat willow, and rowan foliage for goat nutrition …………………………………………………………………….……. 45 Simone Ravetto Enri, Massimiliano Probo, Manuela Renna, Eleonora Caro, Carola Lussiana, Luca M. Battaglini, Giampiero Lombardi, Michele Lonati Planning grazing management enhances plant alpha-diversity and pastoral value of alpine grasslands ……………………………………………………………..….. 47 Michele Lonati, Elisa Perotti, Massimiliano Probo, Marco Pittarello, Giampiero Lombardi A new methodology to estimate stocking density of grazing sheep based on distance from night pens ……………………………………………………………..…… 49 Simone Ravetto Enri, Alessandra Gorlier, Ginevra Nota, Michele Lonati Repeat photography as a method in landscape monitoring …………………………..... 51 Ulrike Bayr, Oskar Puschmann, Wenche Dramstad Detecting the early stages of secondary succession of under-exploited alpine summer pastures …………………………………………………………………………... 53 Marco Meisser, Virginie Dekumbis, Massimiliano Probo Three Lessons from Drought Planning to Help Planning for Climate Change ……….. 57 Mitchel McClaran Climate footprint and ecosystems services in Alpine dairy cattle chains …………….... 63 Enrico Sturaro, Marco Berton, Luigi Gallo, Stefano Macolino, Cristina Pornaro, Maurizio Ramanzin Does grazing duration in dairy farming have environmental benefits? …………….…. 65 Daniel U. Baumgartner, Thomas Guggenberger, Silvia M.R.R. Marton Socio-ecological transformations: how do pastoralists adapt to climate change in Norway and Mongolia? …………………………………………………………….……... 67 Andrei Marin Climate change implications of sheep farming system extensification: A LCA case study …………………………………………………………………….……. 69 Enrico Vagnoni, Antonello Franca, Pasquale Arca, Claudio Porqueddu, Pierpaolo Duce How do Norwegian farmers and agricultural organizations understand their role in ‘the green transition’? …………………………………………………………….. 71 Grete K. Hovelsrud, Marianne Karlsson, Halvor Dannevig Our Common Cause: Our Upland Commons – taking a multi- partner collaborative approach to resolving challenges on upland commons in England ………………….…. 73 Christopher John Short, Julia Aglionby Reasons for valuing smallholder farmers’ ecosystem services in maintaining biodiversity and food productivity in Western Norway ……………………………….... 75 Siri Veland Tissue stoichiometry as a forage quality index in the context of climate change: drought-related productivity constraints and nutrient quality ………………………… 77 Melissa Cristina Morcote Martínez, Johannes Ingrisch, Roland Hasibeder, Helene Solderer, Kevin Van Sundert, Sara Vicca, Michael Bahn The contribution of livestock species to reduce vulnerability in pastoral areas of Egypt ……………………………………………………………………………… 79 Helmy R. Metawi Effect of drought on growth rate and forage quality of different pasture types in a protected area …………………………………………………………………………….... 81 Giovanni Peratoner, Lorenzo Vitalone, Ulrich Figl, Andreas Kasal Effects of Norwegian large carnivore policy on national grazing industry ……………. 85 Inger Hansen, Geir-Harald Strand, Auvikki Ilmarar Bjerka de Boo, Camilla Sandström Utilizing natural pastures in Northern Norway with Vestlandsk fjord cattle ………… 95 Grete H.M. Jørgensen, Nina Hovden Sæther, Kleopatra Delaveris The Surfaces for the Promotion of Biodiversity as an effective political tool for plant diversity preservation in the southern Swiss Alps permanent grasslands ……… 97 Emiliano Nucera, Michele Lonati, Simone Ravetto Enri, Pier Francesco Alberto, Massimiliano Probo Does mountain origin give specifity to milk? ……………………………………………. 99 Mauro Coppa, Chantal Chassaing, Cecile Sibra,